[Carrying a clipboard, DAVIS crosses the Briefing Room and knocks on HAMMOND'S open door. After a short pause, he walks in. HAMMOND is seated at his desk, working.]

DAVIS
Readouts on P8X-362, Sir. Looks good; especially the mineral scans.
(He passes the clipboard to Hammond)
HAMMOND
I'll pass this on to SG-4. They'll be geared up and ready to for departure by 1100 hours. Thank you, Sergeant.
[The claxon sound of an alarm fills the air. Both officers look up.]

GATE TECHNICIAN
(over loudspeaker)
Off world activation. Repeat, off world activation!
[HAMMOND and DAVIS walk out of the office to the Observation Room. Below them, the Stargate is spinning. The iris is in place.]

DAVIS
Looks like…SG-1 sir.
HAMMOND
Open the Iris.
(The iris opens)
Get a medical team down there!
[HAMMOND whirls away, moving toward the Gate room.]

DAVIS
(Over intercom)
Medical team, report to Stargate room! Medical team, report to Stargate room!
[Three people stumble out of the wormhole, hanging onto each other. O'NEILL, CARTER and TEAL'C; they're soaking wet. The soldiers in the Gate room lower their weapons, looking confused. At the end of the ramp, the three members of SG-1 sit, as if they can move no further. HAMMOND walks into the Gate room just as O'NEILL puts his head in his hands.]

HAMMOND
Stand down.
(concerned)
Colonel O'Neill? SG-1 couldn't have been deployed more than three hours ago. What happened?
[O'NEILL shakes his head, not looking up. FRAISER runs into the room, and rushes to O'NEILL.]

FRAISER
Colonel, look at me. Look at me!
[O'NEILL lifts his head from his hands and stares at her. It is apparent that all three teammates are confused.]

FRAISER
They're in shock.
(to medical team)
Get them to the infirmary!
[Several medical technicians help pull O'NEILL, CARTER and TEAL'C to their feet. They stumble up, dazed.]

HAMMOND
Colonel? Where's Dr. Jackson?
[O'NEILL, CARTER and TEAL'C look at the floor, at each other, anywhere but at HAMMOND.]

[A medical technician places the wet uniforms from O'NEILL, CARTER and TEAL'C into a biohazard bag. FRAISER walks into the room.]

FRAISER
All right, I want a complete analysis of these uniforms. See if there is any form of contamination.
TECHNICIAN
Yes.
[FRAISER walks to CARTER'S bed. A male nurse is holding her chart. He hands it to FRAISER.]

FRAISER
What have we got?
[CARTER is in medical scrubs, a blanket wrapped tightly around her. Her knees are bent up to her chest, as if for warmth, and she is rocking slightly back and forth. Her voice is hoarse.]

CARTER
He's gone, isn't he?
(blinks back tears)
Why can't I stop shaking?
FRAISER
You're still in shock, Captain. It's all right. You're going to be all right.
(calls over her shoulder)
Can I get another warm blanket here, please?
(a nurse brings over another blanket and Fraiser helps her wrap it around Carter)
I just want you to take some slow deep breaths for me.
(to nurse)
That's good.
(Carter sniffs, trying to take deep breaths)
You want to tell me what happened?
CARTER
(scrunches her face)
Gunh. He screamed, and…and there was this fire, and…he called out for help, and then he…screamed…and then he…he was gone! He was just…he was just…
(Carter starts to cry.)
FRAISER
Shhh.
(gently)
It's all right, we're going to give you a sedative now so you can rest.
(Carter nods)
Nurse? 5 CCs.
[FRAISER crosses the room to O'NEILL and TEAL'C. O'NEILL, also in surgical scrubs, is sitting on a bed, his knees drawn up, his elbows resting on them. TEAL'C, in a T-shirt and shorts, is standing. A nurse is trying to take Teal'c's blood pressure. TEAL'C pulls out of the blood pressure cuff and backs up.]

TEAL'C
(alarmed)
I do not wish this done.
O'NEILL
(listlessly)
Relax Teal'c, they're just trying to take your blood pressure.
FRAISER
(to nurse)
It's all right, that can wait for now. Teal'c, you can go change if you want to.
(Teal'c walks away, glaring at the nurse.)
Okay…Colonel.
(she feels his lymph nodes)
Any pain? Headache?
O'NEILL
No.
[FRAISER pulls out a penlight.]

FRAISER
I'd like you to look straight ahead please?
[She turns on the light straight into O'NEILL'S eye. He immediately flinches with pain, pulling away.]

O'NEILL
Wha…!
(he covers his eye)
What is that?
FRAISER
It's a penlight. I'm sorry, you must be photosensitive.
O'NEILL
Ya think?
FRAISER
It's all right, Colonel. We can do this after the debriefing. Or even tomorrow.
O'NEILL
(sighs)
Thank you.
FRAISER
Okay.
[O'NEILL gets off the bed, but stops after a few steps, looking uncertain. He looks like he is going to say something to FRAISER but stops himself, turns back around, and walks off.]

O'NEILL
Thank you.
[FRAISER looks after O'NEILL, a worried expression on her face.]

INT—SGC BRIEFING ROOM—NIGHT

TEAL'C
We went through the Stargate at precisely 0700 this morning. The world we found on the other side appeared to be uninhabited.
[TEAL'C is sitting at one end of the table, a camera facing him, recording the debriefing. HAMMOND is on the other end of the table, asking questions. A young female airman is typing Teal'c's words into a laptop computer.]

HAMMOND
So there was no immediate sign of danger?
INT—SGC BRIEFING ROOM—NIGHT

[The same set up is in effect. This time, CARTER is the focus of the camera.]

CARTER
There were these holes…volcanic gas. I took some soil samples to test for minerals. Daniel…
(She mouths a few words, then hesitates, looking down.)
HAMMOND
Take your time.
INT—BRIEFING ROOM—NIGHT

[The same set up. O'NEILL is now the focus.]

O'NEILL
He said…He said, 'Colonel, help me.'
(O'Neill stops; his head drops)
And then he was gone.
HAMMOND
Gone?
O'NEILL
Engulfed. In fire, sir.
HAMMOND
There was nothing you could have done, Colonel.
O'NEILL
No, I swear to God, sir, I tried to get to him, but the heat was…It…It…It blasted toward us…
HAMMOND
And what did you do then?
O'NEILL
There was a body of water somewhere nearby, it was like a lake…a sea, maybe. We all submerged ourselves; that's what saved us.
HAMMOND
And by then?
O'NEILL
By then Daniel was gone, there was nothing we could do…Nothing left, sir. I ordered the team to evacuate.
HAMMOND
We'll send a team through to recover the body.
O'NEILL
(loudly, alarmed)
No sir! It's…too volatile, sir. The whole area was…very unstable.
HAMMOND
It's a hard thing, to lose a member of the team, Colonel. I've gone through it myself. If there's anything I…
[O'NEILL presses both hands against his temples; his face is lined with pain.]

HAMMOND
Dismissed.
[O'NEILL gets up immediately and walks out of the room. HAMMOND stays seated, his gaze thoughtful.]

INT—SGC OBSERVATION ROOM

[HAMMOND walks down the stairs. FRAISER meets him at the bottom.]

FRAISER
General? I have a few more tests to run, but I've got the results back from my initial exams.
HAMMOND
And?
FRAISER
Well, except for some minor contusions, uh, photosensitivity , which I can probably blame on exposure to volcanic gasses in the atmosphere…they're fine. Frankly, General, I am more worried about their posttraumatic symptoms.
HAMMOND
When your lives depend on each other, you form very deep bonds. Theirs is a very dangerous job.
[HAMMOND turns and walks down the stairs. FRAISER follows him.]

FRAISER
Well yes. of course sir. It's just, I…I can't help but be concerned. Call it intuition…
HAMMOND
(interrupting)
The best thing we can do is get them on another mission. I plan to put them back in the rotation as soon as I can assign a replacement for Dr. Jackson.
FRAISER
(sharply)
No sir, I don't agree.
(Hammond stops, and turns to look at her)
I want to keep them under observation for several days at least.
HAMMOND
In my experience, Doctor; it's best for the surviving members of the team to go…
FRAISER
(interrupting)
Sir, with all due respect, your experience doesn't include Gate travel to another planet.
(both officers speak more softly as they realize they can be overheard by passing staff members)
Nether does anyone else's experience for that matter. Several days at least. I insist.
HAMMOND
Very well, I'll put them on stand-down for seven days.
(HAMMOND steps into the elevator)
FRAISER
Thank you, sir.
[HAMMOND nods, dismissing her. FRAISER raises her eyebrows, and walks away.]

EXT—CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN—DUSK

INT—SGC GATE ROOM—DUSK

[A Color Guard consisting of four solders march into the Gate room. The first one is carrying a rifle, the second a US flag, the third an SGC flag, the fourth another rifle. SGC staff, in full dress uniform, are standing in ranks along the wall. There is a podium at the end of the Gate ramp. HAMMOND, O'NEILL, TEAL'C, CARTER and FRAISER stand beside the podium. The Color Guard marches into place, filling the space between the podium and the ranks of SGC staff. They put the flags into place, then march to participate in the flag-folding ceremony.
Blue light from the wormhole reflects over the scene. Four soldiers on the ramp fold a large US flag into the proper memorial triangle. As they fold, HAMMOND prompts O'NEILL to deliver the eulogy.]

HAMMOND
Colonel.
O'NEILL steps to the podium.
O'NEILL
Daniel Jackson…made this place…happen. As a member of SG-1…he was our voice; our conscience. He was a very courageous man. He was a good man. For those of us lucky enough to have known him, he was also a friend.
[The flag is completely folded; there is a brief ceremony as the honor guard places the flag into O'NEILL'S possession as DANIEL'S superior officer. TEAL'C, standing in as DANIEL'S family, is given the flag, which he holds to his chest. O'NEILL salutes and pivots. CARTER falls into step beside O'NEILL; together they march up the ramp towards the open Stargate. Taps is playing in the background. CARTER and O'NEILL pick up a memorial wreath at the top of the ramp, and place just inside the event horizon. The wormhole keeps it in place momentarily, then it disappears into the wormhole.]

HAMMOND
(at the podium)
We commend Daniel Jackson's spirit to the Universe he opened up for us.
(As the wreath disappears into the Stargate, O'NEILL and CARTER salute)
I pledge to continue our journey of discovery in his memory. May he rest in peace.
[Taps finishes, as the wormhole fills the screen.]

INT—PLANET—AN UNDERWATER ROOM

[DANIEL is lying supine at the bottom of some steps; coughing. He is soaking wet. He pushes himself to his feet, looking around. The room is full of windows looking out at an underwater jungle of plants. Some kind of seaweed is growing through cracks in the floor and walls. Bubbles rise behind him; the sound of water moving is loud.]

[TEAL'C and CARTER walk down the sidewalk and up the walk to O'NEILL'S house. Inside the house, SGC staff, in civilian clothing, are gathered. People are drinking and eating, sharing stories of DANIEL.]

O'NEILL
(to a woman)
So we're sitting around eating some kind of gourmet, Abydonian cuisine. Daniel tells Sha're he's going to show us this cartouche thing, but before we leave, she stands up and plants a kiss on him that makes his face disappear for a day.
(O'NEILL is grinning at the memory)
[O'NEILL places a dish on the table then walks out, the woman following him. CARTER and TEAL'C enter; CARTER is fidgeting with a bottle of wine. TEAL'C wears a straw hat that covers the emblem on his forehead.]

TEAL'C
I do not understand this ritual.
CARTER
It's called a wake.
TEAL'C
On Chu'lak when someone dies, it is a custom to not eat for three days and nights.
CARTER
Yeah, well…a wake is like a big party; supposed to give the departed a jolly send off.
[O'NEILL calls from the table, where he is opening a bottle of beer.]

[Bubbles rise in orange-tinted water; the bubbles turn into a fire with DANIEL standing in the middle, looking frightened.]

DANIEL
(screaming)
Argh! Jack! Help! Help!
END FLASHBACK

[The beer reaches the top of the glass, and O'NEILL snaps out of it. He places the glass on the table and strides out of the house. CARTER and TEAL'C look worried as they watch him leave; then they look at each other.]

INT—PLANET—UNDERSEA ROOM

[DANIEL squeezes water from his SGC jacket. Feeling a presence behind him, he slowly turns. A large, humanoid creature (NEM) with bluish mottled skin and an elaborate costume is standing behind him, staring. DANIEL stares at him, speechless for a moment.]

DANIEL
Daniel.
(he taps himself on the chest)
Daniel Jackson. You?
(NEM does not answer. Daniel hesitates, then starts again.)
My friends, the…the others who came here with me…
[NEM points, and a panel in the wall slides open. It's covered with writing, which light up when exposed. DANIEL looks at the wall then at NEM, not sure what to do. NEM points at the wall. DANIEL shrugs and walks over to the exposed writing, studying it intently. He turns back to NEM.]

DANIEL
It…it's a very old Earth writing. It's Cuneiform.
(gestures to the writing)
It…It's the first kind of writing we ever found on…on my world.
[DANIEL looks at NEM, who points insistently at the wall. DANIEL examines it again.]

DANIEL
No…something else? Reveal fate Omoroca.
(He turns back to Nem)
I'm sorry I don't know what you want me to do.
[NEM explodes with anger; he screams and lifts his hand. A bright light shoots out of his palm at DANIEL, who is sent flying across the room. He hits a wall and falls into a heap on the floor. NEM stands over him, showing his teeth, panting.-

DANIEL
(desperate)
I don't know what you want me to do! I don't understand!
[NEM growls, his face ferocious. DANIEL huddles on the floor, clearly trying not to anger the creature further.]

EXT—O'NEILLS HOME—DAY

[The wake is still going on inside. O'NEILL is armed with a hockey stick. He has a net set up between two cars, and is just shooting a line of balls into the net. He's obviously trying to work out some anger. One especially hard hit topples the net. O'NEILL bangs on the fallen net with his stick, then whirls around and slams the hockey stick through the driver's side window of one of the cars.]

O'NEILL
(furious)
Come get this damn car out of here!
[HAMMOND and CARTER look up at the sudden noise. HAMMOND, mouthing "what the…?" walks over to join O'NEILL, surveying the car and the shattered glass littering the driveway. Most of the guests try to ignore the scene, but CARTER and TEAL'C watch.]

HAMMOND
What on your mind, Colonel?
O'NEILL
(quietly)
Retirement, actually.
HAMMOND
You don't mean that.
O'NEILL
(sighs)
I think I do.
HAMMOND
Well, I can't let you do that. I've got an assignment for SG-1.
(O'Neill closes his eyes and looks away.)
Dr. Jackson's apartment needs to be closed by Stargate personnel. National Security aside, you're probably the closest thing he had to a family. It's not an order, it's a request.
O'NEILL
Yes sir.
HAMMOND
(concerned)
Why don't you come join the others in the back?
O'NEILL
Yes sir.
[HAMMOND leads O'NEILL back to the house.]

[DANIEL seems to have made some progress; more of the writing is exposed.]

DANIEL
'If a free man…accuses another of murder, and fails to prove, the accuser shall be put to death.' Okay.
[DANIEL turns to look at NEM, who is standing silent, observing him.]

DANIEL
That's interesting, but what the hell does it mean?
[NEM points to the writing.]

DANIEL
(frustrated)
Yeah, yeah. I…I know, I know what it is; it is…it's the legal code of some ancient Babylonian king, probably 2000 b.c. The question is—what does it have to do with me?
[NEM stares at him. This time, DANIEL stares right back, his gaze a challenge.]

DANIEL
I want to see my friends. I'm not…I'm not going to translate another word of this until you…
NEM
What…speech?
DANIEL
(shocked)
What?
(he gestures to the writing)
What…this one? Uh…it's Akkadian.
[NEM taps DANIEL on the shoulder.]

NEM
What…speech?

DANIEL
Oh, uh, oh, English. It's…it's much more modern…
NEM
What…fate…Omoroca?
DANIEL
I…I don't…I don't…I don't know. Look, my friends and I, we came here in peace. We're…we're explorers. We'll share information if we have it.
NEM
What fate Omoroca?
DANIEL
I…I…I…I don't…I don't know!
[NEM groans then walks to the other side of the room. DANIEL watches him, seemingly divided between anger and worry. Near the doorway, NEM pulls a lever. A small opening appears, with a small container inside.]

NEM
Nourishment.
[He pushes another button, and a long, clear surface slides out of the wall.]

NEM
You will. Or you will die!
[DANIEL'S eyes widen; he looks at NEM. His mouth moves but no words come out. Clearly, he is not sure what to do next.]

EXT—APARTMENT BUILDING—DAY

INT—DANIEL'S APARTMENT—DAY

[There are bookcases everywhere, stuffed with books. Artifacts from all over the world cover every surface. CARTER is going through a bookcase along one wall. O'NEILL is examining something by the fireplace. TEAL'C is standing by the window, turning something over in his hands. There are several cardboard boxes on the floor, but they don't appear to have much in them.]

CARTER
Oh wow, look at these. Expedition journals, one for each planet we visited.
(She pulls out a journal)
One for Abydos.
[CARTER opens the journal and begins to read. A smile crosses her face and she chuckles. She reads aloud.]

CARTER
'Colonel O'Neill thinks I'm a geek. I have no idea how to get us back. I'll never get paid.'
[CARTER looks over at O'NEILL, he rubs a hand over his face and doesn't comment. She turns the page and begins reading again.]

CARTER
Oh wow, he must have written this right after we got back. 'Sha're is gone, Jack says we'll find her. If anyone can, he can.'
O'NEILL
(disgusted)
Ah, come on, that's his diary. I mean, what's he going to think if…
[O'NEILL stops, both he and CARTER look uneasy. She puts the book back on the shelf.]

CARTER
Wonder what they're going to do with all this stuff.
O'NEILL
Maybe give it to a museum? Or start one.
[TEAL'C is bent over some kind of game board, with holes for movement. Several cartouches are inscribed down the center. Pegs with heads like jackals and hounds are randomly placed, stopped in the middle of a game. TEAL'C rubs a hand across the board then picks up one of the hound-headed game pieces.]

TEAL'C
This is a game from ancient Egypt. It is called the Jackal and the Hound. It belonged to a Pharaoh's daughter.
(Across the room, CARTER is looking at DANIEL'S fish tank.)
Daniel Jackson and I once played. He said it made him feel as though he were touching history.
[CARTER'S gaze has become fixated on the bubbles in the fish tank. They trigger a sudden flashback.]

DANIEL
Help! Help!
There's a splash, and rush of blue water.
END FLASHBACK

CARTER
Whoa!
[CARTER pushes away from the fish tank, her face shocked. O'NEILL grabs her by the upper arms.]

O'NEILL
What? What is it? You all right?
CARTER
Uh, I…I just had this image in my mind. It's the second time.
O'NEILL
What was it?
CARTER
Water…underwat…
O'NEILL
Bubbles rising?
[CARTER nods.]

TEAL'C
That is correct, I have experienced it as well.
O'NEILL
I'm telling you something is wrong.
CARTER
Yeah, what's wrong here, Colonel, is that Daniel is dead.
O'NEILL
Is he?
CARTER
You were there. We were all there!
O'NEILL
Then why don't I believe it? I mean, I keep expecting him to walk through the door! I…I..I keep getting these…
(He stops, working his mouth, bouncing on his heels, looking up at the ceiling, around the room.)
Screw this packing, let's get back to the base.
INT—PLANET—UNDERWATER ROOM

[The door opens, NEM approaches. Clearly, there is water on the other side of the door, kept out of the underwater room by some kind of airlock. He walks over to DANIEL, who is resting wearily on the steps, his head in his hands. DANIEL looks up at NEM.]

DANIEL
Where are my friends? Are they alive? Are they here somewhere? I demand that I be allowed to speak with them.
NEM
They are gone.
DANIEL
(shakes his head)
No.
(he rises to his feet, pointing at Nem)
They would not leave without me.
NEM
You are no more.
DANIEL
Wha…They think that I'm…
NEM
This memory I gave them, so they would not return.
DANIEL
(despairingly)
Why? Why are you doing this?
NEM
You are oldest. You know of Babylon. What fate Omoroca?
DANIEL
Okay. Okay. If my life is on the line here, I need to know more. What is Omoroca? WHO is Omoroca?
NEM
(emotionally)
My MATE!
DANIEL
(in disbelief)
What? On Earth? In…in Babylon?
NEM
Yes.
DANIEL
And you don't know what's happened to her? That was four thousand years ago.
NEM
Knowledge. You have knowledge!
DANIEL
Of Babylon, yes! But only a…a small amount of knowledge has survived all that time!
NEM
The knowledge is there.
[NEM slaps one hand against DANIEL'S temple. DANIEL freezes, watching him warily.]

NEM
In your mind.
DANIEL
Okay, you are asking me to remember something…that happened thousands and thousands of years before I was born. To…to tell you something, that I…I couldn't possibly know!
NEM
You deceive!
DANIEL
(angrily)
Why? God, why, why, why would I do that?
NEM
You serve the Goa'uld!
DANIEL
No! No! Now I lost my wife, my…my mate, because of the Goa'uld! They took her from me. And I despise them for that!
NEM
Then tell me…what fate?
DANIEL
I DON'T KNOW!!!
[NEM growls in frustration. Obviously angry, he turns and walks away from DANIEL.]

DANIEL
(shouting)
I don't know!
INT—SGC INFIRMARY—DAY

[O'NEILL, CARTER and TEAL'C are gathered around FRAISER.]

FRAISER
Well, your brain chemistry has been seriously compromised. All of you have abnormally low levels of serotonin.
O'NEILL
Which means…?
FRAISER
It's a neurotransmitter that effects moods. Now, low levels would account for depression, but not these other effects. Come here. I want you to take a look at this.
(Fraiser leads them to a computer. On screen is a model of a human brain. She points, outlining an area with her finger.)
This dark spot here appears on all of your scans. Now, it's almost too small an anomaly to worry about but for the fact that it's in virtually the same part of the cortex…
[An alarm claxon sounds. O'NEILL, TEAL'C and CARTER immediately rush from the room.]

TECHNICIAN
(over loudspeaker)
Off world activation. Repeat, off world activation!
FRAISER
Colonel? Wait!
[FRAISER runs after SG-1, motioning for a nurse and a guard in the corridor.]

FRAISER
Come on. All three run after SG-1, who come to a stop in the Gate room. They watch with smiles as a man who appears to be DANIEL walks down the ramp and takes off his helmet. He turns and looks at them.
FRAISER
Colonel?
[The smiles die as the man turns; it's not DANIEL, but an older, bald soldier, who stares at them, expressionless.]

TECHNICIAN
(over intercom)
Welcome home SG-6. Report for debriefing at 1600 hours.
[Several soldiers walk past them; the man who they thought was DANIEL leaves the room with them.]

FRAISER
General, uh…there seems to be some question in their minds as to whether or not Dr. Jackson is dead.
HAMMOND
Well, you three were the only witnesses. If you're denying what you saw…
O'NEILL
No sir. I saw him die. We all did. I know he's gone.
(hesitates)
But I know he's still alive.
(determined)
Sir, we have got to go ba…
[O'NEILL suddenly cries out in pain; he grasps his head and presses his hands against his temples.]

HAMMOND
You're not going anywhere but the Infirmary!
[CARTER and a nurse help O'NEILL out of the Gate room. HAMMOND turns to FRAISER.]

HAMMOND
I want to know what's going on, Doctor. One of our people could still be out there.
FRAISER
Yes sir.
[As FRAISER follows SG-1 out of the Gate room, HAMMOND turns to look at the silent Stargate.]

INT—PLANET—UNDWATER ROOM

[DANIEL is searching for a way out, trying to work the latch on the airlock. He thumps the door and the wall around it. He turns as there's an odd noise. NEM comes in through another entrance. He has dispensed with the impressive and intimidating outfit from earlier. His clothing now looks more utilitarian.]

NEM
You cannot leave this place.
[DANIEL rolls his eyes and thunks his head against the wall.]

NEM
You will tell me all you know of Babylon.
[DANIEL sits on the floor, gazing bleakly at NEM.]

DANIEL
Do you know how much has been lost? Great libraries burned to the ground…cities destroyed by wars. Most of our history is buried in time.
NEM
You are afraid.
DANIEL
(quietly)
Yes, I'm afraid. I'm afraid that you're asking the impossible of me and you will not allow me return home.
NEM
Omoroca was afraid.
DANIEL
Wha…wha? On Earth?
NEM
Yes.
DANIEL
Of what? Of who? I mean…give me something to work with here; a…a time frame!
NEM
Babylon.
[DANIEL closes his eyes and lets his head fall backward to hit the wall. He shakes his head. NEM continues to stare.]

DANIEL
A…a name, a name of someone she spoke of.
NEM
Belus.
DANIEL
Belus. Belus…
(Daniel concentrates, his eyes flickering as he runs through his memories.)
Belus…Something…Yes.
(Daniel gets to his feet, approaching Nem to study him)
Yes…um…Belus something. Yes. In the writing of Berossus, a contemporary of Alexander the Great. He studied some very old, ancient Babylonian text. Pre-flood.
(He makes a wordless sound of exasperation)
Tell me more.
NEM
Omoroca feared Belus.
[DANIEL starts pacing around the small space. NEM watches him closely.]

DANIEL
Yes. Yes, he was a conqueror. Tell me more; I need more.
(Nem stares at him blankly.)
Come on…Come on, you cannot expect me to remember every book, every text that I studied ten or twelve years ago! Look, come back to Earth with me. My..my books, my library, they're all there!
NEM
(angrily)
You serve the Goa'uld!
DANIEL
(using his hands for emphasis)
NO! God, no! How many times do I have to tell you? No!
NEM
It is the fate of humans. That, Omoroca could not prevent.
[NEM walks towards DANIEL, who stares at him with sudden curiosity.]

DANIEL
Omoroca came to Earth to fight the Goa'uld? That is why she came to Earth?
NEM
Yes.
DANIEL
Then my people owe her a great debt.
NEM
She failed!
DANIEL
No. No, there was a…an uprising, a rebellion in Ancient Egypt. I mean, maybe she helped plant the seed.
NEM
Goa'uld are among you, within you!
DANIEL
(realization dawns)
Teal'c? You think because Teal'c carries around a larval Goa'uld…? No, you see he joined us in the fight against the Goa'uld. You see, in the years…in the thousands of years, since Omoroca was there; we have become a civilization that rivals that of the Goa'uld. That's how far we've come. We are free! If…if you'd just come back with me, I can show you!
[NEM searches DANIEL'S face. His expression is confused, but only for a moment. His face hardens.]

[A tape recorder is playing the sound of waves. O'NEILL and TEAL'C are seated on one side of the table, HAMMOND is at the head. MACKENZIE, CARTER and FRAISER are on the other side.]

O'NEILL
Catchy tune. Want to explain to me what this…mood music is all about?
HAMMOND
Dr. Mackenzie said it might help you remember more specifically what happened, if you listen.
MACKENZIE
We're simply using these sounds as a tool to increase your as level of concentration, Colonel.
O'NEILL
Well, it's very distracting. Look, we're trying to play…
[O'NEILL stops, distracted by TEAL'C, who is staring into space, a deeper frown than usual on his face.]

O'NEILL
Teal'c?
[TEAL'C, listening to the sound of water, has a flashback.]

FLASHBACK

[Among orange bubbles that turn into fire, DANIEL screams.]

END FLASHBACK

[TEAL'C jumps to his feet, shouting something in Goa'uld. O'NEILL quickly stands up and put an arm around TEAL'C.]

O'NEILL
Teal'c, snap out of it!
[MACKENZIE looks intrigued.]

TEAL'C
I…I saw the death of Daniel Jackson.
[MACKENZIE turns off the recorder and makes a notation.]

O'NEILL
(gently)
It's all right. The same thing keeps happening to me.
MACKENZIE
All three of you have conflicting feeling about Daniel.
CARTER
I know he's dead; I know he's alive.
MACKENZIE
Both realities can't be true, yet both seem to be.
HAMMOND
It's a conflict that will have to be resolved, before I'll authorize your return back to active duty, Colonel.
[TEAL'C sinks down to his seat. O'NEILL blinks, then nods.]

INT—PLANET—UNDERWATER ROOM

[DANIEL is sitting on the floor, NEM towers over him, watching.]

DANIEL
My friends, the others who came here with me…you made them think that I was…
NEM
Lost to them.
DANIEL
Dead. NEM
Yes.
DANIEL
How?
NEM
I gave them the memory of your death.
[DANIEL rises to his feet, approaching NEM.]

DANIEL
If you can influence memory like that, why don't you search my mind? You say the memory is in there; that I must have come across it years ago and I…I just don't remember it.
NEM
Yes.
DANIEL
Then take it! I mean, if you have the power, if you have the technology, use it.
NEM
(hesitating)
It would damage!
DANIEL
Well, given my options, I am willing to take the risk.
NEM
I am not.
[DANIEL seems a bit confused by this. He searches NEM'S face. NEM turns and walks away, his face downcast. DANIEL places a hand on his shoulder, stopping him.]

DANIEL
Look…
[NEM turns his head to look at DANIEL; DANIEL looks down at his hand, then removes it.]

DANIEL
I don't have four thousand years. Maybe you can afford to search all that time, but I can't.
NEM
There will be much pain.
(He looks at Daniel, staring at him)
You may die.
DANIEL
Well, I would rather die than stay here in the knowledge that I would never see my wife, or my friends again.
[NEM and DANIEL stare at each other wordlessly.]

EXT—SGC BRIEFING ROOM

[O'NEILL, TEAL'C, HAMMOND, MACKENZIE, CARTER and FRAISER are still seated in the same positions.]

O'NEILL
The uh, fire Daniel was caught in, lashed out toward us…overwhelmed us when we went to help…It was…hot…It was very hot…Uh…there was water, a body…a body of water nearby.
(O'Neill drums the table with his fingertips)
Sir, how many times are we going to have to go through this?
HAMMOND
Try to bear with me, Colonel. How long do you estimate you were on the other side of the Gate?
O'NEILL
Umm…twenty minutes…twenty-five maybe.
CARTER
Half hour, tops.
HAMMOND
Teal'c?
TEAL'C
I concur.
HAMMOND
You were gone almost four hours.
[TEAL'C, CARTER and O'NEILL look at HAMMOND with astonishment.]

CARTER
I don't think that's possible, sir.
HAMMOND
I can show you the mission logs if you want.
O'NEILL
What happened to the other three and a half hours?
MACKENZIE
I have had a great deal of success with hypnosis.
O'NEILL
Hypnosis. You know, I am not a big fan of that bark like a chicken, cluck like a dog stuff.
FRAISER
Colonel, please. Hypnosis is a modern, therapeutic practice.
TEAL'C
On me, I do not believe your procedure will be successful.
O'NEILL
General, can't we go about this the old-fashioned way? Request permission to go back through that Gate, and find out what the hell happened.
TEAL'C
(shouting)
NO!!!
CARTER
Sir, we can't do that!
(Carter looks confused, gazing at the people watching her reaction)
I…I don't know why I just said that.
MACKENZIE
If that isn't a conditioned response, I don't know what is.
O'NEILL
So…someone's been messing with our heads.
MACKENZIE
There is one way to find out.
[MACKENZIE stares at O'NEILL, who looks away.]

CARTER
Colonel, I've had some experience with hypnosis in an undergrad psyc course. Let me take a shot at it.
[CARTER and HAMMOND look to O'NEILL, who raises a hand in surrender. CARTER nods.]

[SG-1 is walking on through dunes, approaching a beach. The sky is very blue, and there are two moons in the background. Flames occasionally errupt from mini-volcanoes scattered across the land.]

O'NEILL
Looks like some kind of…ocean.
CARTER drops her helmet and collects several samples of the sand. DANIEL scans the beach with a small video camera. He stops when something in the water catches his attention.
DANIEL
What…what's that thing out there?
[SG-1 study the ocean. Bubbles in the water move in a direct path toward the beach. DANIEL starts to film again. There's a quick movement, and something green, similar to a fin or an arm comes out of the water behind the bubbles. DANIEL drops the camera, looking at his teammates.]

DANIEL
Did you see that?
CARTER
It's coming right towards us.
[The bubbles grow closer, then NEM suddenly walks out of the water onto the beach. O'NEILL and TEAL'C grip their weapons purposefully, aiming them at the creature. NEM pauses to study DANIEL, then looks over the rest of the team. His attention seems to be caught by TEAL'C. NEM passes DANIEL to place his hand over the place where TEAL'C'S pouch contains his symbiote. He looks up quickly at TEAL'C's face, then backs away. Beside DANIEL, NEM bends down writes something in the sand. Cuniform. DANIEL studies the writing, then looks up at NEM with astonishment.]

DANIEL
Uh…it's…it's Cuneiform.
(O'Neill shrugs, lost.)
I think he wants to know if we're from the world that built Babylon.
DANIEL bends down and writes a reply. NEM studies what DANIEL wrote, then looks up at TEAL'C. DANIEL rises to his feet, smiling.
DANIEL
I'm…I'm Daniel, this is Jack…
[NEM screams, raising his hand to shoot a beam of white light at SG-1. They fall to the ground, covering their ears.]

END FLASHBACK

CARTER
(crying, desperate)
Help him!
MACKENZIE
I want you to move on to what happened next.
[CARTER concentrates.]

FLASHBACK

[CARTER sees water.]

CARTER
(in present)
Darkness…
[CARTER is lying on a clear table, with straps across her forehead, chin, arms and legs. Machinery is around her. Her eyes are open, but not focused on anything.]

CARTER
(in present)
Cold…
[Bubbles rise to the top of a large tube.]

CARTER
(in present)
Wet…
[TEAL'C is secured in the same manner. The bubbles turn orange as they rise. O'NEILL appears to be upright, but he is strapped to the table in the same fashion. The bubbles rise, this time they're green. Behind the bubbles, NEM is staring at CARTER.]

END FLASHBACK

[In the present, CARTER jumps, crying out.]

CARTER
We've got to get to the water!
FLASHBACK

[There's the sound of violent water movement. O'NEILL, TEAL'C and CARTER follow a trail of bubbles, and pop to the surface of the sea, and swim frantically back toward shore.]

END FLASHBACK

MACKENZIE
Captain!
[In the lab, CARTER has jumped from the chair.]

CARTER
We've got to get out of here!
[CARTER seems hysterical. O'NEILL grabs her by the shoulders, shaking her.]

O'NEILL
Carter!
[CARTER blinks, coming back to realization. She's has tears on her face and seems to be hyperventilating.]

CARTER
Oh my God, Colonel. We left him behind! Left him behind!
O'NEILL
I know.
[O'NEILL pulls CARTER into a comforting hug. He seems to need the reassurance just as much as she does.]

[DANIEL is strapped to an odd-looking contraption. The frame is circular, and DANIEL is in a seated position, held in place with clear straps across his forehead, chin, wrists and ankles. NEM is standing beside the machine. DANIEL looks nervous, but determined.]

NEM
The memory of your history, your race, is within you. Beneath the surface.
DANIEL
I hope so.
NEM
(warning)
You may be damaged.
DANIEL
I understand.
NEM
You could die.
DANIEL
Well, we don't really have a choice, do we?
[NEM studies DANIEL for a moment, then turns away. He walks to the control panel.]

NEM
Remember Omoroca.
[NEM turns on the machine. There's a low humming sound; two bright lights appear, shining down on the area around DANIEL'S head. DANIEL closes his eyes.]

DANIEL
Omoroca.
(makes pain-filled noise)
Omoroca.
(Daniel gasps painfully)
'And in that place there was Omoroca…A women who came forth from the heavenly egg…'
(Daniel's forehead creases, and he cries out)
…Unh…unh…I can't!
NEM
More.
[NEM turns up the machine. The whine of power increases.]

DANIEL
I can't!
(Daniel gasps, but concentrates again. His breathing becomes tortured, but he continues)
'Who walked among men by day…but at night…she would retreat to the great sea to sleep.'
(gasps)
'One of the beings called Oannes…'
NEM
Yes…
DANIEL
Omoroca…
NEM
Yes…
DANIEL
Omoroca?
NEM
More!
[NEM turns the beam up higher. The pitch is painful in itself. DANIEL winces with pain.]

DANIEL
Unh…unh…unh….'The God Belus, came down unto Babylon…onto the place of Omoroca…and cut the woman asunder!' Oh God!!! Oh God, he killed her! Unh, unh, unh…
[NEM looks shocked, staring at DANIEL in horror. DANIEL screams in pain, and NEM shakes himself and manages to turn off the machine. NEM rushes to free DANIEL, who is gasping with pain and crying.]

DANIEL
Unh…I'm…I'm sorry…I'm sorry…That's all I ever knew…I swear.
[DANIEL, still breathing hard, turns to looks at NEM, sympathy in his eyes.]

NEM
Belus.
DANIEL
He was a Goa'uld.
NEM
Yes. He murdered my love!
[NEM trembles with suppressed emotions. DANIEL gazes at him, raising his head from the chair.]

DANIEL
I'm sorry.
[NEM shakes his head, then raises it and screams to the heavens with grief and rage.]

EXT—PLANET—BEACH—DAY

[O'NEILL, TEAL'C and CARTER run between the mini volcanoes toward the ocean. They stop just out of reach of the waves.]

O'NEILL
(shouting)
Daniel!
CARTER
Maybe we're too late.
O'NEILL
We're not leaving without him this time, cap…
O'NEILL stops as he hears the sound of water bubbling. All three aim their weapons at the trail of bubbles coming closer.
INT—PLANET—UNDERWATER ROOM—DAY

[DANIEL is standing at the window. As he touches the surface, his hand goes into the water. Taking a deep breath, DANIEL walks into the water and swims away, toward the surface.]

EXT—PLANET—BEACH—DAY

[The bubbles stop, and NEM walks toward TEAL'C. All three solders aim their weapons, ready to fire. Before they can say anything DANIEL bursts out of the water, gasping for air. O'NEILL, TEAL'C and CARTER look at him with startled surprise.]

DANIEL
Don't shoot!
[DANIEL coughs and swims to them. He stumbles out of the water and onto the beach, moving to stand before NEM.]

DANIEL
Nem, you have your answer. Now let us go.
[As DANIEL stares at him, pleading, NEM turns to look at his teammates. He looks back to DANIEL.]

NEM
You may go.
DANIEL
I'm sorry I couldn't give you the answer you wanted.
NEM
I am sorry also.
DANIEL
We could still become friends, your people…and…and mine.
CARTER
That's why we were here; we meant no harm.
NEM
Perhaps, in time.
DANIEL
Right.
[NEM turns back to look intently at DANIEL.]

NEM
And in time, Daniel, you will find…what fate Sha're.
[DANIEL nods uncertainly. The team watches silently as NEM heads back into the water. He dives back into the sea and disappears. DANIEL looks at his team. O'NEILL shakes his head, his sunglasses hiding his eyes. CARTER smiles. They walk to encircle him.]

DANIEL
Ah, this…this is a long story.
CARTER
Yeah, I'll bet!
O'NEILL
Tell us about it over Sushi?
[DANIEL stares, momentarily speechless, at O'NEILL, who's laughing.]

DANIEL
That's funny. Uh, I will, after I go get some sleep.
[DANIEL heads for the Stargate. His team walks around him, smiling.]

O'NEILL
Ah, home. Yeah about that apartment…
DANIEL
Oh, you didn't!
CARTER
The, um, day after the memorial service.
DANIEL
The memorial service?
CARTER
The colonel said some really nice things.
DANIEL
He…he did. He did?
[SG-1 walks across the dunes in the direction of the Stargate.]